Fluid-distributing machine.



APPLICATION FILED FEB-23, 1910.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO.,\VASHINGTON. I). c.

G. P. PRICE.

FLUID DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.23, 1910.

0 Patented D00. 30, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0, WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED srnrns Pgrnnr uric.

CHARLES 1?. PRICE, OF MAIDEN, MASSA CHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-MENTS, 'TO BITUMINOUS ROAD IMPLEMENT COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MASSA-CHUSETTS.

FLUID-DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented De 30, 1913.

Application filed February 23, 11910. Serial No. 545,396.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES P. PRIoE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Malden, in the county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fluid-Dis tributingMachines, of which the following is a description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing and to the figures of reference markedthereon.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines forapplying heavy bituminous materials in road construction, and has for anobject to provide a distributer wherein the distributing pipe and thedelivering pipes therefor, and also the valves for controlling thedelivery pipes are so located and arranged as to" prevent the cloggingof the apparatus by the cooling of the products tributed.

A further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus fordistributing heavy bituminous materials which shall be simple inconstruction and efiicient and durable in operation.

These and other objects will in part be obvious, and will in part behereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings which show by way of illustration one embodiment of theinvention, Figure 1 isia side view showing my improved distributingmachine. Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe tank and distributing pipesattached thereto; Fig. 3 is a back view of the same.

I have providedan apparatus or machine which is adapted to be used inconnection with a main auxiliary supplytank by attachment to the rearaxle of the tank wagon. My machine consists of a frame work 1, carryingdepending brackets 2, in which are journaled wheels 8, for supportingthe machine. The frame 1 has a forwardly projecting tongue 4 which maybe secured to the rear axle of the main tank wagon, bya clip 5 of anydesired construction.

In the frame 1 is a tank 6, which is so located relatively to the maintank wagon that the delivery pipe from the main tank wagon, is directlyover the auxiliary tank, so that said auxiliary tank may be suppliedwith the products which it is desired to distribute upon the road bed.As herein being disshown, the tank 6 is provided with a hook 7, at itsforward end, which engages a suitable bracket on the frame 1, so thatsaid tank may swing about said hook connections as a hinge or pivot, andthe tank be angularly adjusted relatively to the frame 1.

Any suitable supporting bracket 8 may be provided at the rear of theframe for engaging the tank and sustaining the same in adjustedpositions. The tank 6 is provided with a bottom having inclined portions9, 9. Delivery pipes 10, 11, and 12 are rigidly secured to the inclinedportion 9 of the tank. A distributing pipe 13 is supported at the lowerends of the pipes 10, 11 and 12. The pipes 10, 11 and 12 are threadedinto the upper face of the distributing pipe 13. The distributing pipeis closed at each end by any suitable means and may be divided intosections by partitions 14, 14 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The distributing pipe 13 at its lower face is provided with a pluralityof discharge openings which as herein shown, are fitted with nozzles 15,although it is obvious that the nozzles may be omitted and the materialdistributed directly through openings in the lower face of the pipe. Thepipe 10 is provided with a valve 16 which is located. at a pointadjacent the tank 6 so that the supply may be shut ofl at a point closeto the tank. The deliverypipes 11 and 12 are also provided with similarvalves 17 and 18 respectively, which are each located adjacent the tank.Each valve carries a suitable handle. Said handles may if desired bereciprocated by a hand rod 20 so that all of the valves may besimultaneously closed or opened.

I have found in practice that when it is desired to distribute upon theroad bed heavy bituminous material or the like, it is necessary toprovide an apparatus wherein the supply may be cut off at a point closeto the auxiliary tank, otherwise the cooling of the bituminous productswill clog the delivering pipes and the distributing pipes.

y my arrangement where the valves are located close to the tank, thesupply may be cut off so that there will be no cooling of the bituminousproducts in the delivering pipe or distributing pipe, which would tendto clog the same. It will also be noted that by my construction whereonly three delivering pipes are used, said pipes may be madesufficiently large so as to convey the heavy material without clogging.Then again, by my construction wherein the delivery pipes are straightand extend directly from the tank to the upper face of the distributingpipe, I provide a delivery passage which leads directly from the tankinto the distributing pipe and thus avoids the use of elbows or bentportions which would tend to restrict the free passage of the heavymaterials. Furthermore,-by my construction, the distributing pipe issupported solely by the delivering pipes, thus producing a very rigidand much simplified construction which is not only durable in use, butwhich can be cheaply made. The par' titions 14- in the distributingpipe, form said pipe into sections which will aid in the properdistribution of the bituminous prod ucts even though the road bed berolling and one side of the machine located in a much lower positionthan the other.

It is sometimes desirable to adjust the po sition of the distributingpipe relative to the road bed, and this can be readily accomplished byadjusting the tank 6 in its supporting frame. As an auxiliary means forsteadying the distributing pipe and its connection with the tank, I haveprovided a link 21 which is adapted to engage the axle of the machineand hold said tank rigidly in a definite position relative to said axle.In Fig. 2, it will be readily seen that said link 21 is provided withmeans whereby the same may be adjustably connected with the axle. I havealso found in practice that the distributing pipe may be shiftedrelatively to the road bed by placing the tongue at either under or overthe axle of the main distributing wagon, and reversing the clip 5 so asto properly connect the same to the axle. A supporting rod 22 may beused in connection with the tongue 4:, in order to hold the tongue in anupright position when the device is detached from the main wagon. Theheavy bituminous products of course, are heated and delivered to theauxiliary tank in heated condition, so that they may be properlydistributed to the road bed. By havingthe valves close to the tank, saidvalves are sufficient-ly close to the heated mass in the tank 6 as to beproperly operated and all the parts of the distributing apparatus whichare located at any distance from the heated mass are cut off from thesupply by closing the valves, which as above noted, prevents theclogging of the apparatus by the cold heavy bituminous products.

Having thus particularly described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is :-1

1. A distributing machine adapted to be attached to a tank wagon,including a supporting frame, brackets secured to said frame, wheelsjournaled on said brackets,

atank mountedin said frame, a distributin )i e havin o enin -s formed inits lower face, short straightdelivering pipes rigidly connected to thebottom of said tank and rigidly connected to the upper face of saiddistributing pipe, a valve for each idelivering pipe located at a pointadjacent the auxiliary tank, and means for adjusting said auxiliary tankin said frame whereby the position of the distributing pipe relative tothe road bed, may be varied.

2. A distributing machine adapted to be attached to a tank wagon,including a suportin frame brackets secured to said 7 frame, wheelsjournaled on said brackets, a distributing pipe having openings formedin its lower face, short straight pipes rigidly connected to the bottomof the tank and rigidly connected to the upper face of saiddistributing-pipe, a valve for each short pipe located at a pointadjacent the tank, a link connected to'the distributing pipe and havingmeans for adjustable connection with the frame of the machine, wherebysaid tank may be swung in the frame and the position of the distributingpipe relative to the road bed varied.

I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses. 7

CHARLES P. PRICE. Witnesses E. H. Pamrms,

E. G. MASON.

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